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11 Also, O Judah, there is a (A)harvest set for you
When I (B)restore the fortunes of My people,

When I (C)would heal Israel,
Then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered,
And the evil deeds of Samaria,
For they work (D)falsehood;
The thief enters in;
(E)Raiders [a]ransack outside,
And they do not say to their hearts
That I (F)remember all their evil.
Now their (G)deeds are all around them;
They are before My face.

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 7:1 Lit strip

11 “O Judah, a harvest of punishment is also waiting for you,
    though I wanted to restore the fortunes of my people.

Israel’s Love for Wickedness

“I want to heal Israel, but its[a] sins are too great.
    Samaria is filled with liars.
Thieves are on the inside
    and bandits on the outside!
Its people don’t realize
    that I am watching them.
Their sinful deeds are all around them,
    and I see them all.

Footnotes

  1. 7:1 Hebrew Ephraim’s, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; similarly in 7:8, 11.